Home of the NSF Webcam. Also home of the most amazing coconut shrimp, according to Wayward. They serve brunch, too. Pancakes and coffee as a booster sails into Port? Yes, please.
Category: Cape/Port Canaveral
Located on the barrier island south of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral offers spectacular beaches as well as close access to Port Canaveral.
Star-Fleet Tours
Star-Fleet Tours offers launch viewing boat tours, and pre-launch guided history boat tours of the spaceport! For more information, check out their website at www.star-fleet.tours.
ULA SLC-37
United Launch Alliance launches their Delta IV and Delta IV Heavy rockets from here.
SpaceX SLC-40
SpaceX launches their Falcon 9 rockets from here.
ULA SLC-41
United Launch Alliance launches their Atlas V and Vulcan rockets from here.
SpaceX LZ-1
SpaceX lands their Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy first stage boosters here.
SpaceX LZ-2
SpaceX lands their Falcon Heavy first stage boosters here.
Sands Space and History Center
★ www.afspacemuseum.org/historycenter/
★ 100 Spaceport Way
★ Cape Canaveral FL 32920
★ +1 (321) 853-1919
★ 100 Spaceport Way
★ Cape Canaveral FL 32920
★ +1 (321) 853-1919
The Sands Museum is located outside the CCAFS gates and is open to the public. Call for availability information on launch days. Features items & history from the early days of the space program to the present, and a gift shop that offers a variety of interesting things often not found elsewhere. Pay no attention to the ambiguity of Google Maps; the museum is located behind the SpaceX Launch & Landing Control Center, not in it. Recommended by Wayward.
Route 401 Viewing Stands
★ Route 401
★ Port Canaveral FL
★ Port Canaveral FL
OTV-5 launch (7th September 2017) as seen from the SR-401 viewing stands. Photo by Lupi (original)
NOTE: As of 12 April 2019, there are strong indications that Route 401 may not be open for future launch viewing, on the request of Brevard County officials. Pay close attention to official sources of information for further updates, and plan to use an alternate viewing location for launches after this time.
Route 401 is the closest available location for viewing booster landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2. The stands are located outside the CCAFS gate, opposite SpaceX LLCC and AF Sands Space Museum. Parking available, port-o-johns uncertain. Generally accessible, but terrain can be uneven for those with limited mobility. This site is sometimes reserved for badged access only, and therefore not accessible to the public; if this is your plan, get there early and have a backup plan available. The western curve of 401, when space allows, is a good alternative. Recommended by Wayward.
Route 401 Western Curve
★ Route 401
★ Port Canaveral FL
★ Port Canaveral FL
Falcon Heavy’s debut flight, as seen from SR-401’s Western Curve, 6th February 2018. Photo by Lupi (original)
NOTE: As of 12 April 2019, there are strong indications that Route 401 may not be open for future launch viewing, on the request of Brevard County officials. Pay close attention to official sources of information for further updates, and plan to use an alternate viewing location for launches after this time.
Route 401 is the closest available public viewing for booster landings at LZ-1 and LZ-2. Publicly accessible; parking haphazard; facilities uncertain. Generally accessible, but terrain can be uneven for those with limited mobility.Cars will park along this entire stretch of road, wherever vegetation allows for a clear view, to watch launches. For popular launches, the entirety of 401 is liable to fill up VERY FAST. Get there early, and have a backup plan.